Jennie

Jennie
Paul Gallico

“If in doubt, wash!”What is it like to be a cat? Find out in this classic animal story from the renowned writer Paul Gallico.Peter Brown longs for a pet cat. One day, he is following a stray cat through the streets when he is knocked down and seriously hurt. On waking, he is astonished to find that he has turned into a cat… The world is a dangerous place for him, but luckily he is rescued and befriended by Jennie, a kindly stray tabby who has been abandoned by her owners. Adventures wait around every corner for the two new friends, as Jennie teaches Peter all about life as a cat.Humorous and touching, and packed with acutely observed feline behaviour, this is a beloved classic that’s essential for any cat-lover.

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First published in the USA as The Abandoned in 1950

First published in Great Britain by Michael Joseph in 1950

This edition published by HarperCollins Children’s Books in 2016

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Text copyright © 1950 by Paul Gallico. Copyright renewed 1978 by Virginia Gallico, Robert Gallico and William Gallico

Why You’ll Love This Book copyright © Vivian French 2011

Cover illustration © Chuck Groenik 2016

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Source ISBN: 9780007395194

Ebook Edition © 2016 ISBN: 9780007460526

Version: 2018-09-25

To the late Simon of the Amethyst

CONTENTS

Cover (#u8a952d32-ae01-53dc-9970-74f4b4651c08)

Title Page (#u6856886a-b7bc-5c62-90db-af84d6601ba5)

Copyright (#u6373a6ae-917e-54af-a143-97b9a8a529d0)

Dedication (#u6154b7ce-91be-559c-b494-55a3dad21b76)

Why You’ll Love This Book by Vivian French (#u15aa223b-e0b5-5e31-afea-5a049fb6a0ed)

Chapter One – How It Began (#u320d232c-5c1a-55f3-952a-118cf9c5a89b)

Chapter Two – Flight from Cavendish Square (#u69336860-cd74-5537-8c72-c477a9d5a7e1)

Chapter Three – The Emperor’s Bed (#ue82a204f-f4d1-531a-8cbb-77c76ee31dfd)

Chapter Four – A Story is Told (#ua4864f68-004d-5aba-b05c-9c3a07788676)

Chapter Five – When in Doubt – Wash (#u4fc742da-afce-5984-acd6-77971d49f66c)

Chapter Six – Jennie (#udd24a0fc-994b-5e31-b027-b59f80cf0431)

Chapter Seven – Always Pause on the Threshold (#u00bc0951-6ef6-52d2-895c-e7bb86c31199)

Chapter Eight – Hoodwinking of an Old Gentleman (#u946557b2-16be-54a1-be11-1070361174a6)

Chapter Nine – The Stowaways (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten – Price of Two Tickets to Glasgow (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven – The Countess and the Crew (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve – Overboard! (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen – Mr Strachan Furnishes the Proof (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen – Mr Strachan’s Proof Leads to Difficulties (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen – The Killers (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen – Lost in the Clouds (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen – Jennie Makes a Confession (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen – Mr Grims Sleeps (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen – London Once More (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty – The ‘Élite’ of Cavendish Square (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One – Reunion in Cavendish Mews (#litres_trial_promo)